Coundon

This article is about the village in County Durham. For the place in the West Midlands, see Coundon, Coventry.

Coundon is an old mining village and former civil parish in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. The Boldon Book mentions a mine in Coundon in the twelfth century. In 2001 it had a population of 2611.^[1] In 2011 the ward had a population of 7139.^[2]

Coundon
Church of St James, Coundon
Coundon Location within County Durham
Population	2,611 (2001)
OS grid reference	NZ241219
Unitary authority	County Durham
Ceremonial county	County Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bishop Auckland
Postcode district	DL14
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Bishop Auckland
List of places UK England County Durham 54.663730°N 1.634085°W / 54.663730; -1.634085

History

The name Coundon comes from its original name, "Cunadun", which either translates in Old English "cow's hill",^[3] or else derives from the Brittonic toponymic term *cönẹ:d , whose meaning is obscure.^[4]

Civil parish

Coundon was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Auckland-St. Andrew,^[5] from 1866 Coundon was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Bishop Auckland.^[6] In 1931 the parish had a population of 6302.^[7]

Sport

Coundon had a football team called Coundon TT which played in the FA Cup in 1984. However, the club folded in 1991.^[8] Coundon Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium situated off the B6287^[9] and was constructed in 1936, on fields to the south side of the Bishop's Park Colliery. It has since been demolished.^[10][11]